RAISE Act would provide tax refunds for educators
The Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022 (RAISE), recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker…
Local 1940 AFT, Middlesex College students engulf Chambers Hall for informational picket
About 100 Middlesex College full-time faculty, staff and students on May 3 participated in a Local 1940 AFT-led informational…
AFT has resources for Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and AFT’s Share My Lesson has nearly 50 resources suitable for PreK-12 students…
AFT Summer Educator Academy set for July 19-28
Registration is open for AFT’s Summer Educator Academy 2022, taking place July 19-28 at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum…
Tips to control digital distraction in class
Fourth-grade teacher Justine Hitchcock has witnessed students treating their iPads as if the devices were “an extension of their…
Turn classroom walls into informative spaces
Writing for Edutopia, New Orleans special education math teacher Rachel Fuhrman shares four essentials “that help me make the…
These study skills can help teens to learn
According to brain scientists, students are in the best place to take in information “if they work in what’s…
Brookdale adjuncts spread the word about their contract struggles
The Brookdale Adjunct Faculty Chapter of AFT Local 2222 gathered April 26 near Brookdale Community College’s Bankier Library to…
Legal weed in N.J. creates quandary for students, schools
By Donna M. Chiera / AFTNJ President On Nov. 3, 2020, New Jersey residents voted to legalize marijuana, and…
White House issues guide identifying school infrastructure resources
To support the best use of federal funds for school infrastructure needs, the White House recently issued a tool…
Local 1940 AFT members have their say at Middlesex County board meeting
On April 21, about 70 members of Middlesex College’s full-time faculty, along with some current students, attended the Middlesex…
Spring issue of AFT Health Care available now
In the latest issue of AFT Health Care, Rutgers AAUP-AFT President Rebecca K. Givan writes about improving patients’ care…
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